JP2019188372A - Agricultural management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow processing for color selection to be smoothly performed.SOLUTION: The agricultural management system comprises a color selector which has: a management unit which has a plan setting part that sets an operation plan of the color selector, a plan memorizing part for memorizing the operation plan and a work setting part that sets a work instruction for the color selector on the basis of the operation plan; a communication unit that can receive the work instruction set by the work setting part; and a control device that executes processing on the basis of the work instruction received by the communication device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an agricultural management system.

Conventionally, Patent Document 1 is known as a color sorter for color-sorting grains and the like.
The color sorter of Patent Document 1 is provided below the optical detection means, a transfer means for transferring the selection object, an optical detection means for detecting the selection object falling from the end of the transfer means at the detection position, and the optical detection means. Ejector means for removing foreign matters or defective products from the object to be sorted based on the detection result by the optical detection means, and illumination means for illuminating the detection position.

JP 2011-88096 A

  In the color sorter disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, it is necessary to activate the illumination unit before performing color selection, and there is a problem that it takes time to start color selection after activation of the illumination unit. In addition, when performing other work of the color sorter, the color sorter may not be able to operate immediately. In other words, in the conventional color sorter, an inadvertent waiting time or the like occurs in various processes.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an agricultural management system capable of smoothly performing color selection processing.

The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is characterized by the following points.
The agricultural management system sets a plan setting unit for setting an operation plan of a color sorter, a plan storage unit for storing the operation plan, and a work instruction to the color sorter based on the operation plan. A management device having a work setting unit; a communication device capable of receiving a work instruction set by the work setting unit; and a control device that executes processing based on the work instruction received by the communication device; And a color sorter having.

The work setting unit obtains the operation plan from the plan storage unit and, when the execution time indicated in the operation plan is reached, transmits a work instruction for executing the processing to the color sorter. To do.
The work setting unit sets at least a warm-up process of the color sorter as the work instruction.

The work setting unit calculates a second start time of the warm-up operation from a first start time of color selection indicated in the operation plan, and applies the calculated second start time to the execution time.
The agricultural management system includes a plan setting unit for setting an operation plan of the color sorter, a plan storage unit for storing the operation plan, and a plan transmission unit for transmitting the operation plan to the color sorter. A color sorter having a management device and having a communication device capable of receiving an operation plan transmitted from the plan transmission unit, and a control device that executes processing based on the operation plan received by the communication device; I have.

The control device executes the processing indicated in the operation plan when the execution time indicated in the operation plan is reached.
The control device executes a warm-up operation process of the color sorter.
The control device calculates a second start time of the warm-up operation from a first start time of color selection indicated in the operation plan, and applies the calculated second start time to the execution time.

  According to the present invention, color selection can be performed smoothly according to an operation plan.

It is a schematic diagram of an agricultural management system. It is a figure which shows the structure of a processing facility. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a color sorter. It is a figure which shows an example of a management screen. It is a figure which shows an example (operation state of a color sorter) of the sub-screen of the management screen. It is a figure which shows an example (camera waveform check screen) of the subscreen of a management screen. It is a figure which shows the model maintenance table | surface of a color sorter. It is a figure which shows processor management information. It is a figure which shows an example of the cumulative operation time of a color sorter. It is a figure which shows the comparison result of the accumulation operation time of a color sorter, and a maintenance time. It is a figure which shows the email which LED illumination transmits when replacement | exchange guideline time is exceeded. It is a figure which shows the email which an operation part transmits when the service life limit time is exceeded. It is a figure which shows the email transmitted to a user when an error generate | occur | produces in the color sorter. It is a figure which shows an example of the maintenance screen for users. It is a figure which shows an example of the maintenance screen for dealers. It is a figure which shows the email transmitted when the non-cleaning period is exceeded. It is a figure which shows an example of a plan setting screen. It is a figure which shows an operation plan. It is a figure which shows an example of a menu screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a selection information [registration] screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a selection information [setting] screen. It is a figure which shows sorting information. It is a figure which shows an example of a selection information list screen. It is a figure which shows the selection result log | history. It is a figure which shows the selection result log | history which input information by the user etc. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a selection result list screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a reference price. It is a figure which shows an example of a profit comparison screen.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows an overall view of an agricultural management system.
The agricultural management system exemplified in the present embodiment is a system that mainly manages crops after harvesting. Agricultural crops include vegetables, grains, potatoes, and types. In this embodiment, the description will proceed assuming that the crop is a grain.

FIG. 2 includes a grain processing facility for processing grain. The grain processing facility includes a plurality of processing machines 61. The processor 61 is, for example, a dryer 61a, a cooling tank 61b, a huller 61c, a color sorter 61d, a measuring device 61e, and the like.
The dryer 61a is a device that dries the grains. The dryer 61a is supplied with the input port 62 for supplying the cereal (rice cake), the storage unit 63 for temporarily storing the cereal, and the cereal stored in the storage unit 63, and drying the supplied cereal. It has a drying section 64, a circulation section 65, and a first control device 66a. The circulation unit 65 is a mechanism that transports the grain that has been input to the input port 62 to the storage unit 63 and returns the grain that has been dried by the drying unit 64 to the storage unit 63 again.

  The first control device 66a is a device that controls the dryer 61a, and the drying temperature and circulation unit of the drying unit 64 are set so that the moisture content and protein amount of the grain after the drying have reached preset target values. The circulation speed of 65 is controlled. The first control device 66a can output operation information (referred to as drying operation information) of the dryer 61a. For example, the first control device 66a includes, as the drying operation information, the operating state (during filling, drying, stopped, etc.), drying start time, drying end time, moisture content during drying (dry moisture content), drying temperature, drying Outputs the weight (dry weight) of the grains inside.

Therefore, according to the dryer 61a, the grain put into the insertion port 62 (stretched) can be dried by the drying unit 64 by supplying the grain to the drying unit 64 while temporarily storing the grain in the storage unit 63. . Further, by returning the grain dried in the drying unit 64 to the storage unit 63, the grain can be dried while being circulated.
The cooling tank 61b is a tank that cools the grain dried by the dryer 61a by storing it for a predetermined time. The hulling machine 61c is a device that hulls the grain that has been cooled in the cooling tank 61b.

  The weighing device 61e measures the grain after color selection and the like, and includes a second hopper 77 for putting the grain, a pedestal 78 provided at a lower portion of the second hopper 77, a weighing unit 79, And a third control device 66c. The second hopper 77 is a container for storing grains, and the pedestal 78 is a table for placing a storage member 80 for storing grains. The accommodating member 80 is a flexible container or a container. The weighing unit 79 is a device that measures the weight of the grain put in the housing member 80. The third control device 66c is a device that controls the measuring device 61e, and performs processing related to the measurement result, measurement start, measurement end, and the like. The third control device 66c can output operation information (measurement operation information) of the measuring device 61e. For example, the third control device 66c outputs a measurement result (for example, a shipping amount, a number of bags, a bagging amount), a measurement start time, a measurement end time, and the like as measurement operation information.

The color sorter 61d is a device for color sorting (referred to as color selection or sorting) of grain after shaving, that is, sorting grain or the like into non-defective products and defective products by color determination. The grain put into the first hopper 67 is sorted into a good product and a defective product in the color sorter 61d. As for the selected grains, the non-defective product is discharged from the non-defective product discharge port 69, and the defective product is discharged from the defective product discharge port 70.
As shown in FIG. 3, the color sorter 61d has a chute 71, an illuminator 72, a camera 73 (73a, 73b, 73c), and a photographing background 74 (74a, 74b, 74c) as members for sorting. , A light shielding plate 75, an injector 76, and a second control device 66b. The grain put into the first hopper 67 flows to the chute 71 in the color sorter 61d. The chute 71 is a member that aligns and drops grains in a row. The camera 73 is a device that photographs the falling grain. The camera 73a captures the front side of the grain at position A, the camera 73b captures the back side of the grain at position A, and the camera 73c captures the transparency of the grain at position B. Based on the color selection result (photographed image), the injector 76 blows off the defective grain to the defective product discharge port 70 and sorts it.

  The second control device 66b is a device that controls the color sorter 61d, and determines, for example, whether or not the grain color is defective from the grain image photographed by the camera 73. That is, the second control device 66b detects stink bug damaged rice or colored rice based on the color of the photographed grain image, and determines that the corresponding grain is defective. When it is determined that the grain is defective, the second control device 66b outputs a command to blow the defective grain to the injector 76.

  The second controller 66b determines the captured image based on the sensitivity setting value set in the color sorter 61d by the operator's input to the operation panel 68. Specifically, a plurality of sorting items that place importance on sorting are assigned to the color sorter 61d according to the purpose of sorting. For example, there are multiple selection items such as “game bugs” for sorting damaged rice, “glass” for sorting burnt rice, “glass” for sorting foreign materials such as glass, milk white and white rice "Milky white rice" is included for sorting out. Each selection item has a different determination method, for example, the number of pixels used for the determination. Further, in the color sorter 61d, color selection is performed on the captured images taken by the cameras 73a, 73b, and 73c according to the brightness in a predetermined range, and the upper and lower limit values (threshold values) of the brightness for each selection item. Is assigned. In other words, the sensitivity setting value is a brightness threshold value of the sorting item previously assigned to the color sorter 61d, and the sorting adjustment can be performed by changing the sensitivity setting value. The selection items described above are examples and are not limited.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the color sorter 61 d includes a communication device 31. The communication device 31 is a device connected to the color selection 61d and an external network other than the color selection 61d. By the communication device 31, the color selection 61d can transmit and receive various information. For example, the operation information (color selection operation information) of the color sorter 61d is output from the second control device 66b to the communication device 31, and the communication device 31 outputs the output operation information to the outside of the color sorter 61d. For example, the second control device 66b uses the color selection result (color selection conditions (selection target setting), sensitivity setting value, color selection start time, color selection end time, etc.) at the time of color selection as the operation information. The communication device 31 transmits the color selection result to the outside.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 2, the agricultural management system is provided with the management apparatus 10 comprised with the server etc. FIG. The management device 10, the first control device 66a, the second control device 66b, and the third control device 66c are connected to each other via a network such as a LAN. Through this network, the management device 10 and each control device can transmit and receive data. For example, the management device 10 can store operation information output from each control device, and can output various data to each control device.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the management apparatus 10 includes an operation acquisition unit 11, an operation management unit 12, an information storage unit 13, and an information notification unit 15. The operation acquisition unit 11, the operation management unit 12, and the information notification unit 15 are configured by electric / electronic components provided in the management device 10, programs stored in the management device 10, and the like.
The operation acquisition unit 11 includes electronic parts, programs, and the like, and acquires various pieces of operation information from the first control device 66a, the second control device 66b, and the third control device 66c. Further, the operation acquisition unit 11 acquires the accumulated operation time of the operation unit of the processing machine 61, various setting values of the processing machine 61, and the like via each processing machine 61. For example, the operation acquisition unit 11 uses the color selection operation of the color sorter 61 as color selection conditions (selection target setting), sensitivity setting, color selection start time, color selection end time, and the like when color selection is performed. Information can be acquired.

  The operation management unit 12 performs processing related to the processing facility 60. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the operation management unit 12 displays the management screen Q8 on a display device connected to the communication terminal 40 or the management device 10. The communication terminal 40 is a fixed terminal such as a personal computer, or a portable terminal such as a tablet, a smartphone, or a PDA. The management screen Q8 is a screen that displays information related to the operation of the processing facility 60. The management screen Q8 includes a receiving container display unit 51a, a drying display unit 51b, a cool-down display unit 51c, a color selection display unit 51d, and a measuring instrument display unit 51e when transporting grains from the field to the processing facility 60. have. The operation management unit 12 performs control related to the display of the receiving container display unit 51a, the drying display unit 51b, the cool-down display unit 51c, the color selection display unit 51d, and the measuring instrument display unit 51e.

At this time, if the information displayed on the management screen Q8 is information related to the processor to be displayed, information managed by a computer other than the management device 10 (in the management screen Q8, information on the consignment container 51a, etc. Or information entered by the operator through the communication terminal 40 or the like.
When the operation management unit 12 selects an item displayed on the color selection display unit 51d on the management screen Q8, the management device 10 acquires detailed information on the color sorter 61d, and the acquired information is displayed on the screen. Can also be displayed. For example, when an item is selected in the area F of 51d displaying the color selection operation information of each color sorter 61d, the operation acquisition unit 11 is connected to the management apparatus 10 via a network. Detailed information of the color sorter 61d is acquired. Based on the acquired information, the operation management unit 12 displays a display screen Q8a and a check screen Q8b on the screen as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. On the display screen Q8a, the operating state of the color sorter 61d whose model name is “color selection 02” is displayed. On the check screen Q8b, the camera waveform of the color sorter 61d that is “color selection 02” is displayed. Note that the display items on the screen may be any information as long as the information can be acquired by the management apparatus 10.

The information storage unit 13 of the management apparatus 10 includes a hard disk or a non-volatile memory, and is calculated from at least color selection operation information in the color sorter 61d, or color selection operation information and the color selection operation information. An operation history composed of accumulated operation time is stored.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the information storage unit 13 stores maintenance information such as an estimated replacement time and a service life limit of the illuminator 72 which is one of the operating units provided in the color sorter 61d. Note that the information storage unit 13 may store, as maintenance information, a replacement guide time, a service life limit time, and the like in the operation unit of the chute 71, the camera 73, the photographing background 74, the light shielding plate 75, and the injector 76.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the information storage unit 13 stores identification information (identifier) of the color sorter 61d and processor management information of the color sorter 61d. The processor management information includes the contact information of the person in charge on the user side and the contact information of the person in charge on the dealer side.
The information notification unit 15 notifies the person in charge of the color sorter 61d of the status of the color sorter 61d by e-mail. The information notification unit 15 confirms the maintenance status of the color sorter 61d obtained from the operation information of the operation acquisition unit 11 and the like. As shown in FIG. 8, the information notification unit 15 refers to the accumulated operation time, which is the lighting time of the illuminator 72 (LED illumination (for white rice), LED illumination (for brown rice)) in the color sorter 61d. A comparison is made between the accumulated operating time, the reference time for replacement of the luminaire 72, and the service life limit time.

In addition, the information notification unit 15 notifies the outside when the cumulative operation time is equal to or longer than either the replacement guide time or the service life limit time. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, since the LED lighting (for white rice) has exceeded the replacement standard time, the information notification unit 15 notifies that the LED lighting (for white rice) has exceeded the standard replacement time.
That is, the information notification unit 15 acquires the processing unit management information from the information storage unit 13 if there is an operating unit that has exceeded the estimated replacement time or the service life limit time, and describes it in the contact person in charge of the processing unit management information. Send an email to a contact who is. As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the person in charge on the dealer side can recognize that the part has reached the replacement time by receiving the e-mail.

  The information notification unit 15 includes a link to the WEB page on the text when the e-mails 81a and 81b are created. Further, the information notification unit 15 outputs the model name of the color sorter 61d, the identification ID, the name of the operation unit that needs to be replaced, and the like in the subject field 82. An operating part name that needs to be exchanged is output as the exchange part name 83 in the body of the e-mail. As shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 11, the information notification unit 15 outputs text having an HTML link that activates the maintenance screen Q11 for the user to the text 84 with the link. Also, as shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 12, the information notification unit 15 outputs text having an HTML link that activates the dealer maintenance screen Q12 to the text 85 with a link.

Further, when an error that can be detected by the second control device 66b occurs, the color sorter 61d notifies the management device 10 of an error including the identifier of the color sorter 61d in which the error has occurred and the error content. Output information.
When the operation acquisition unit 11 receives the error information, the management apparatus 10 sends the error information to the information notification unit 15. When receiving the error information from the operation acquisition unit 11, the information notification unit 15 refers to the processor management information from the information storage unit 13. Next, an e-mail is transmitted to the contact address described in the contact person in charge corresponding to the identifier indicated by the error information from the processor management information. As shown in FIG. 10C, when the user and the person in charge of the dealer receive the e-mail, an error has occurred in the color sorter 61d and a problem has occurred in the color sorter 61d. You can know the details of the error.

In addition, the information notification unit 15 of the management device notifies the person in charge of the color sorter 61d of information for urging the color sorter 61d to be cleaned by e-mail.
The information storage unit 13 of the management device 10 stores the previous cleaning time of the color sorter 61d. The information notification unit 15 acquires the previous cleaning time of the color sorter 61d from the information storage unit 13 periodically (for example, once a day). If the elapsed period from the previous cleaning time to the information acquisition time (non-cleaning period) exceeds a certain period (for example, 30 days), the information notification unit 15 receives the processor management information from the information storage unit 13. The electronic mail is acquired and sent to the contact address described in the contact person in charge corresponding to the identifier of the color sorter 61d. As shown in FIG. 13, the person in charge of the color sorter 61d can know that the cleaning time of the color sorter 61d has come by receiving an e-mail.

  The information notification unit 15 outputs the content of notifying that the user name of the color sorter 61d and the cleaning time are coming in the subject field 82. In addition, the information notification unit 15 outputs a text with an HTML link that activates a maintenance screen for the customer to the text 84 with a link in the body of the e-mail. In addition, the information notification unit 15 links the moving image content 86, that is, a text “HTML cleaning method” having an HTML link for starting the moving image content introducing the cleaning method of the color sorter 61d. Is output. The cleaning completion notification link 89 outputs the text “> Cleaning completed (cleaning execution time is updated)” including an HTML link for notifying the management apparatus 10 that cleaning has been performed.

  The person in charge can grasp the cleaning method by browsing the commentary video content of the cleaning method reproduced by the link 86 to the video content. After cleaning, the person in charge presses the cleaning completion notification link 89. When the link 89 is pressed, the management apparatus 10 is notified of the cleaning information for the color sorter 61d via the WEB server. Upon receiving the notification, the management apparatus 10 updates the previous cleaning time of the color sorter 61d in the identifier: S101102-24 of the information storage unit 13 to the notification time.

  By the above method, the management apparatus 10 periodically urges the person in charge of the color sorter 61d to perform cleaning, and when the person in charge or the like cleans the color sorter 61d, the management device 10 provides information on the cleaning time. Can be updated at the latest time. As a result, since the color sorter 61d is cleaned at an optimal timing, each color sorter 61d can continuously exhibit its original performance.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the management apparatus 10 includes a plan setting unit 21 and a plan storage unit 22. The plan setting unit 21, electrical / electronic components provided in the management apparatus 10, programs stored in the management apparatus 10, and the like are included. The plan storage unit 22 is composed of a hard disk or a non-volatile memory.
The plan setting unit 21 sets an operation plan for the color sorter 61d.

When the worker (person in charge) logs in to the management apparatus 10 at the communication terminal 40 and performs a predetermined operation (screen transition), the plan setting unit 21 displays the display screen of the communication terminal 40 as shown in FIG. The plan setting screen M1 is displayed on the top.
The plan setting unit 21 refers to the processor management information from the information storage unit 13 of the management apparatus 10 when the setting screen M1 is generated, and displays the user name of the color sorter 61d on the processor selection unit 101. The plan setting unit 21 displays the plan list 103 on the setting screen M1. The plan setting unit 21 includes, as the plan list 103, a date setting unit 103a that specifies a date, time setting units 103b and 103c that specify a time, a process setting unit 103d that specifies a process, and whether or not the process is enabled or disabled The part 103e and the like are displayed. The time setting units 103b and 103c are parts for setting at least a time for executing processing in the color sorter 61d. In the time setting units 103b and 103c, for example, when the time is set to 8:30, when the current time is 8:30, the color sorter 61d executes the process indicated by the process setting unit 103d.

  The processing setting unit 103d can set processing such as white rice sorting start, brown rice sorting start, power OFF, warm-up operation, and the like. The warm-up operation is, for example, an operation in which the lighting fixture 72 (LED lighting (for white rice), LED lighting (for brown rice)) is activated to a predetermined luminance (brightness). The start of sorting indicates that the color sorter is in the power-on state and the warming-up operation of the illuminator 72 for the designated grain is completed. When changing an existing operation plan, the operator can change the display value of the plan list 103 by an input operation.

When a new operation plan is added, an operation plan can be added by pressing arbitrary buttons after inputting arbitrary data in each column of blank rows.
When the registration button 104 is selected on the setting screen M1, the operation plan set by the plan setting unit 21 is stored in the plan storage unit 22 as shown in FIG.
The management device 10 includes a work setting unit 23. The work setting unit 23 includes electrical / electronic components provided in the management device 10, programs stored in the management device 10, and the like.

The work setting unit 23 sets work instructions to the color sorter 61d based on the operation plan. For example, the work setting unit 23 sets at least a warm-up operation process of the color sorter 61d as a work instruction.
Specifically, the work setting unit 23 acquires an operation plan from the plan storage unit 22 of the management apparatus 10 once a minute, and determines the warm-up operation time of the illuminator 72 of the color sorter 61d corresponding to the operation plan. get. The warm-up operation time may be acquired by the work setting unit 23 via the color sorter 61d, or the warm-up operation set time of the color sorter 61d may be acquired by the operator for each color sorter 61d using the communication terminal 40 or the like. It may be information.

When the operation setting unit 23 acquires the operation plan and the warm-up operation time, the work setting unit 23 calculates a second start time in consideration of the warm-up operation time from the first start time of the color sorter 61d set in the operation plan. 2. Let the start time be the warm-up operation execution time. In addition, the work setting unit 23 sets the first start time as an execution time for executing the process indicated by the operation plan process setting unit 103d.
That is, the work setting unit 23 sets the operation (processing) indicated by the process setting unit 103d as the first start time, and warms up the second start time obtained by subtracting the warm-up operation time from the first start time. Set as the operation execution time.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when “every day, 8:30, sorting start (white rice)” is shown as the operation plan, and the warm-up operation time in the color sorter 61d is 5 minutes, the work setting is performed. The unit 23 sets 8:25 obtained by subtracting 5 minutes that is the warm-up operation time from 8:30 that is the first start time as the second start time.
In other words, the work setting unit 23 sets “warming up” to the color sorter 61d as a work instruction at 8:25, five minutes before the start of color sorting. Further, the work setting unit 23 sets “start color selection” to the color sorter 61d as a work instruction at 8:30. In the above-described embodiment, the work setting unit 23 sets the work instruction with reference to the operation plan approximately one minute before the process is performed, but the work setting unit 23 performs the process. The work instruction may be set with reference to the work instruction several tens of minutes to several hours ago.

  The work setting unit 23 causes the color sorter 61d to execute a process when the current time reaches the set execution time (first start time, second start time) after the work instruction is set. Send instructions. When the current time reaches 8:25 which is the second start time, the work setting unit 23 transmits a work instruction to the color sorter 61d to be instructed. When the communication device 31 of the color sorter 61d to be instructed receives the work instruction, it sends the received work instruction to the second control device 66b. When the second control device 66b receives the work instruction, the second control device 66b executes processing based on the work instruction received by the communication device 16.

  For example, as described above, when “warming up” is received as a work instruction at 8:25, the second control device 66b of the color sorter 61d to be instructed uses white rice at 8:25. Turn on the illuminator. That is, the warm-up operation of the white rice illuminator is started. Also, when “start color selection” is received as a work instruction at 8:30, the second control device 66b of the color sorter 61d to be instructed and the second control device 66b of the color sorter 61d Start sorting.

  As described above, the management apparatus 10 includes the plan setting unit 21, the plan storage unit 22, and the work setting unit 23, and the color sorter 61 d can receive work instructions set by the work setting unit 23. Communication device 31 and a second control device 66b that executes processing based on a work instruction received by communication device 31. According to this, the plan setting unit 21 can easily set the operation plan of the color sorter 61d, and the color sorter 61d can be moved according to the operation plan set by the plan setting unit 21. . For example, according to the operation plan, it is possible to easily start / stop color selection by the color sorter 61d, warm-up operation before color selection, etc., and to smoothly move the color sorter without waste. .

The work setting unit 23 acquires an operation plan from the plan storage unit 22 and transmits a work instruction for executing processing to the color sorter 61d when the execution time indicated in the operation plan is reached. According to this, it is possible to easily execute the process based on the work instruction at a time when the color sorter 61d needs to execute the process.
The work setting unit 23 sets at least a warm-up operation process of the color sorter 61d as a work instruction. According to this, the warm-up operation of the color sorter 61d can be easily performed.

  The work setting unit 23 calculates the second start time of the warm-up operation from the first start time of the color selection indicated in the operation plan, and applies the calculated second start time to the execution time. According to this, the warm-up operation can already be completed at the time of starting the color selection. For example, it is possible to save a wasteful time such as waiting for the worker to finish the warm-up operation as before and starting color selection. That is, the work setting unit 23 and the second control device 66b start the warm-up operation of the color sorter 61d before starting the color selection, and already end the warm-up operation when starting the color selection. be able to. In addition, color selection or the like can be performed by the work setting unit 23 and the second control device 66b when the current time is the execution time indicated in the operation plan.

  In the embodiment described above, it has been described that the color sorter 61d starts the color sorting and the warm-up operation based on the operation plan, but the content of the process is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when the power-off process is set at 21:00 as the operation plan, the work setting unit 23 sets the color sorter 61d when the current time is 21 o'clock as the execution time. A work instruction for turning off the power of the color sorter 61d is transmitted to the color sorter 61d. When the second control device 66b obtains a work instruction to turn off the power, the second control device 66b turns off the power of the color sorter 61d.

In the above-described embodiment, the management apparatus 10 transmits a work instruction to the color sorter 61d based on the operation plan. However, the operation plan is transmitted to the color sorter 61d, and the color sorter 61d performs the operation plan. Processing may be performed based on this.
The management device 10 includes a plan transmission unit 24. The plan transmission unit 24 includes an electrical / electronic component provided in the management device 10, a program stored in the management device 10, and the like. The operation plan set by the plan setting unit 21 is transmitted to the color sorter 61d. The plan transmission unit 24 periodically refers to the operation plan, and for the color sorter 61d indicated in the operation plan, information, date, time, processing (processing contents), etc. shown in the plan list 103 Send the operation plan of

  When the communication device 31 of the color sorter 61d receives the operation plan, it outputs the received operation plan to the second control device 66b. The second control device 66b executes processing based on the operation plan. When the second control device 66b acquires the operation plan and the warm-up operation time, the second control device 66b calculates a second start time in consideration of the warm-up operation time from the first start time of the color sorter 61d set in the operation plan. The second start time is set as the warm-up operation execution time. Further, the second control device 66b sets the first start time as an execution time for executing the process indicated in the operation plan process setting unit 103d.

That is, the second control device 66b sets the operation (processing) indicated by the process setting unit 103d to the first start time, and warms the second start time by subtracting the warm-up operation time from the first start time. Set as the machine operation execution time.
For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the second controller 66b indicates that “every day, 8:30, sorting start (white rice)” is shown as an operation plan, and the warm-up operation time in the color sorter 61d is 5 In the case of the minute, the second control device 66b sets 8:25, which is the warm-up operation time of 5 minutes, from the first start time of 8:30, as the second start time.

That is, the second control device 66b sets “warming up at 8:25” as the execution schedule. Further, the second control device 66b sets “start color selection at 8:30” as an execution schedule.
The second control device 66b executes the execution schedule when the current time reaches the set execution time (first start time, second start time). The second control device 66b starts the warm-up operation when the current time reaches the second start time of 8:25. Further, the second control device 66b starts the color selection when the current time reaches 8:30.

  As described above, the management apparatus 10 includes the plan setting unit 21, the plan storage unit 22, and the plan transmission unit 24, and the color sorter 61d can receive the operation plan transmitted from the plan transmission unit 24. And a second control device 66b that executes processing based on the operation plan received by the communication device 31. For this reason, the color sorter 61d can easily acquire the operation plan created by the plan setting unit 21, and the color sorter 61d can be operated according to the operation plan. For example, after receiving the operation plan, the color sorter 61d can easily start and stop color sorting, warm-up operation before performing color sorting, and the like based on the operation plan without sequentially connecting to the management apparatus 10. The color sorter can be moved smoothly without waste.

In the agricultural management system, the sensitivity setting value set in the color sorter 61d can be transmitted to the management device 10 and the sensitivity setting value can be confirmed by the communication terminal 40 connected to the management device 10.
Transmission / reception of sensitivity setting values among the color sorter 61d, the management apparatus 10, and the communication terminal 40 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the color sorter 61 d includes a sorting transmission unit 33. The sorting / transmitting unit 33 includes an electric / electronic component provided in the color sorter 61d, a program stored in the color sorter 61d, and the like. The selection transmission unit 33 transmits the sensitivity setting value to the management device 10.
The management device 10 has a first acquisition unit 25. The first acquisition unit 25 includes an electric / electronic component provided in the management device 10, a program stored in the management device 10, and the like. The first acquisition unit 25 acquires the sensitivity setting value transmitted from the selection transmission unit 33.

  The communication terminal 40 includes a second acquisition unit 41 and an information addition unit 42. The second acquisition unit 41 and the information addition unit 42 are configured by electrical / electronic components provided in the communication terminal 40, programs stored in the communication terminal 40, and the like. The second acquisition unit 41 acquires the sensitivity setting value acquired by the management device 10. The information adding unit 42 adds supplementary information to the sensitivity setting value acquired by the second acquisition unit 41.

Specifically, when the management terminal 10 is logged in at the communication terminal 40 and a predetermined operation (screen transition) is performed, a menu screen M2 is displayed on the display screen of the communication terminal 40 as shown in FIG.
When the color selector 61d is selected by the color selector selection unit 201 on the menu screen M2 and the setting acquisition button 202 is selected, the first acquisition unit 25 of the management apparatus 10 selects the color selector 61d with the selected name. Request for transmission of the sensitivity setting value. Upon receiving a request from the first acquisition unit 25, the selection transmission unit 33 of the color sorter 61d transmits the sensitivity setting value to the management device 10. On the other hand, when the management apparatus 10 receives the sensitivity setting value, by selecting the setting acquisition button 202, the sensitivity setting value is transmitted to the communication terminal 40 that has requested transmission of the sensitivity setting value of the color sorter 61d. When the communication terminal 40 receives the sensitivity setting value, the second acquisition unit 41 of the communication terminal 40 displays a registration screen M3a on the communication terminal 40 as illustrated in FIG. 17A.

The sensitivity setting value acquired by the second acquisition unit 41 of the communication terminal is displayed on the sensitivity display unit 111 of the registration screen M3a. The information input unit 112 is an input area for inputting information (supplementary information) supplemented when the sensitivity setting value is registered in the management apparatus 10.
The information input unit 112 includes a name input unit 112a, a memo input unit 112b, and a position information input unit 112c. The name input unit 112a is a part for inputting a name when the selection information including the sensitivity setting value and the supplementary information is stored in the management apparatus 10. The memo input unit 112b is a part for inputting various information such as the reason why the operator set the sensitivity setting value. The position information input unit 112c is a part for inputting information such as an agricultural field, and can input an agricultural field name, an agricultural field map, an agricultural field photo, and the like.

When the save button 113 is selected on the registration screen M3a, the information adding unit 42 of the communication terminal 40 includes the supplementary information input to the information input unit 112 in addition to the sensitivity setting value shown in the sensitivity display unit 111. The selection information is stored in the selection information storage unit 26 of the management apparatus 10 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 19, the sorting information registered (stored) in the management apparatus 10 can be confirmed on the list screen M4. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the information list button 203 is selected on the menu screen M2, the second acquisition unit 41 of the communication terminal 40 acquires the selection information from the selection information storage unit 26 of the management device, A list screen M4 is displayed on the communication terminal 40. When the predetermined data is selected from the list screen M4 on the list screen M4, the communication terminal 40 displays a detail screen M3b showing the selection information including the sensitivity setting value and the supplementary information as shown in FIG. 17B. As described above, the details of the sensitivity setting value can be grasped by the selection information on the detail screen M3b.

The sensitivity setting value displayed on the communication terminal 40 can be set for a predetermined color sorter 61d. Specifically, the communication device 40 includes a sensitivity setting unit 43. The sensitivity setting unit 43 includes electrical / electronic components provided in the communication terminal 40, a program stored in the communication terminal 40, and the like.
When the detailed screen M3b shown in FIG. 17B is displayed on the communication terminal 40, when the predetermined color sorter 61d is selected by the object selection unit 114 and the setting button 115 is selected, the sensitivity setting unit 43 Among the sorting information displayed on the detailed screen M3b, at least the sensitivity setting value is transmitted to the color sorter 61d via the management device 10. That is, the sensitivity setting unit 43 requests the management device 10 to transmit the sensitivity setting value to the predetermined color sorter 61d, and the management device 10 responds to the request from the sensitivity setting unit 43 by the predetermined color sorter 43. The sensitivity setting value is transmitted to 61d. When the color sorter 61d receives the sensitivity setting value, the second controller 66b changes the received sensitivity setting value. In the above-described embodiment, the sensitivity setting unit 43 transmits the sensitivity setting value to the color sorter 61d via the management device 10. However, even if the sensitivity setting value is directly transmitted to the predetermined color sorter 61d. Good.

  The agricultural management system includes a color sorter 61d having a sorting transmission unit 33 capable of transmitting a sensitivity setting value at the time of color sorting, a first acquisition unit 25 capable of obtaining a sensitivity setting value transmitted from the sorting transmission unit 33, The management apparatus 10 having the selection information storage unit 26 that stores the sensitivity setting value received by the first acquisition unit 25, and the sensitivity setting value stored in the selection information storage unit 26 of the management apparatus 10 is acquired and displayed. And a communication terminal 40. According to this, the sensitivity setting value at the time of color selection can be stored in the selection information storage unit 26 of the management apparatus 10 and the sensitivity setting value stored in the selection information storage unit 26 can be stored in the communication terminal 40 by the operator. Can be confirmed. That is, the operator can easily confirm how much the previous sensitivity setting value was without having to write down the sensitivity setting value in a memo pad or the like after completing color selection as in the prior art. . In addition, the sensitivity setting of the color sorter 61d can be shared with other workers.

  The communication terminal 40 includes a second acquisition unit 41 that acquires a sensitivity setting value, and an information addition unit 42 that adds supplementary information to the sensitivity setting value acquired by the second acquisition unit 41. According to this, it is possible to add the situation, conditions, and the like when the sensitivity setting value is set as supplementary information. For example, when a sensitivity setting value corresponding to stink bug damage is set, it is possible to leave as a supplementary information what kind of situation the stink bug damage is and the reason for setting the value from that situation.

The communication terminal 40 includes a second acquisition unit 41 that acquires a sensitivity setting value, and a sensitivity setting unit 43 that sets the sensitivity setting value acquired by the second acquisition unit 41 in a predetermined color sorter 61d. . According to this, the previous (previous) sensitivity setting value can be easily set in the color sorter 61d using the communication terminal 40.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the management device 10 includes a third acquisition unit 27 and a display unit 28. The third acquisition unit 27 and the display unit 28 are configured by electric / electronic components provided in the management device 10, programs stored in the management device 10, and the like.

The third acquisition unit 27 acquires a result of color selection (color selection result) based on the sensitivity setting value. The display unit 28 causes the communication terminal 40 or the like to display the sensitivity setting value of the color sorter 61d and the color selection result.
Specifically, the third acquisition unit 27 determines the weight of the non-defective product (good product weight) and the defect to the measuring device 90 that measures the weight of the sorted product discharged from the non-defective product discharge port 69 or the defective product discharge port 70. The weight of the product (defective product) is inquired, and the good product weight and the defective product weight obtained by the predetermined color sorter 61d are acquired from the measuring device 90.

  In addition, when only the defective weight is obtained in the measuring device 90, the non-defective product weight can be acquired by subtracting the defective weight from the input weight input to the color sorter 61d. Further, the third acquisition unit 27 may acquire the non-defective product weight by inquiring the non-defective product weight to the measuring device 60e after the color selection of the color sorter 61d is completed. In this case, the defective weight can be acquired by subtracting the non-defective product weight from the input weight supplied to the color sorter 61d.

  Alternatively, when the color sorter 61d can measure the non-defective product weight and / or the defective weight, the third acquisition unit 27 inquires the good color weight and / or the defective weight to the color sorter 61d, thereby determining the good product weight and / or the defective product. The weight can be acquired. Alternatively, the third acquisition unit 27 displays a result input screen for inputting at least one of the non-defective product weight and the defective weight on the communication terminal 40, and either the good product weight or the defective weight input to the result input screen. May be obtained.

The third acquisition unit 27 refers to the information storage unit 13 and acquires color selection operation information such as a sensitivity setting value, a color selection start time, and a color selection end time. As described above, when the sensitivity setting value is associated with the information on either the non-defective product weight or the defective weight, the information on the good product weight or the defective weight is obtained from the measuring device 90, the measuring instrument 60e, or the like. And the sensitivity setting value.
More specifically, when the selection result button 204 is selected on the menu screen M2 on the communication terminal 40, the third acquisition unit 27 acquires the non-defective product weight and / or the defective weight as described above. Further, the third acquisition unit 27 refers to the information storage unit 13, and as shown in FIG. 20A, the color selection result (good product weight, defective weight, color selection start time, color selection end time, etc.) for the sensitivity setting value. ) To get. The display unit 28 displays the color selection result for the sensitivity setting value as shown in FIG. 20A after the third acquisition unit 27 acquires the color selection result for the sensitivity setting value.

  In addition, it is preferable that the grade of the grain after color selection is included as a color selection result. In this case, the 3rd acquisition part 27 performs the request | requirement which inputs a grade to the communication terminal 40 as a color selection result. As shown in FIG. 20A, a blank grade can be input to the communication terminal 40 as a color selection result for the sensitivity setting value. When the operator inputs a grade or the like while viewing the color selection result for the sensitivity setting value, the third acquisition unit 27 can acquire the color selection result including the grade as shown in FIG. 20B.

In this case, when the selection result button 204 is selected on the menu screen M2, the display unit 28 can display the result screen M5 on the communication terminal 40 as a color selection result for the sensitivity setting value as shown in FIG. .
The display unit 28 may transmit the profit calculated from the price corresponding to the grade of the color selected as the color selection result for the sensitivity setting value and the sensitivity setting value to the communication terminal 40. When the revenue comparison button 206 is selected on the menu screen M2, the management apparatus 10 acquires the price (base price) of the grain for the selected year as shown in FIG. The reference price shown in FIG. 22 is a price per 60 kg, but may be a price per kg or may be a price indicated in other units.

  Expected revenue is calculated based on the base price corresponding to the grade and the non-defective weight and defective weight. In this embodiment, the expected revenue includes a first expected revenue and a second expected revenue. The first expected profit is a profit including only the non-defective weight without taking into account the defective weight processed as waste rice, that is, “first expected profit = non-defective weight × standard price of 1st grade to 3rd grade rice”. The second expected revenue is a profit obtained by accumulating the prices of the respective grades of the non-defective product weight and the defective weight. . The management device 10 calculates the first predicted revenue and the second predicted revenue.

After calculating the profit by the management apparatus 10, the display unit 28 displays the profit comparison screen M6 on the communication terminal 40. The revenue comparison screen M6 includes a price display unit 90 that indicates a reference price, a first expected revenue unit 91 that indicates expected revenue based on a predetermined sensitivity setting value, and a second expected revenue unit that indicates expected revenue based on selection information and the like. 92.
The price display unit 90 displays a reference price corresponding to the grade acquired by the management apparatus 10. In the first expected earnings section 91, the sensitivity setting value is “standard” indicating a case where the standard value is set, “strong” indicating a case where the sensitivity setting value is set higher than the standard value, and a case where the sensitivity setting value is set lower than the standard value. It shows the expected revenue for each “weak” shown. In the color sorter 61d, standard values, high values, and low values are stored in accordance with the selection items with respect to the sensitivity setting values, and the operator can use the operation panel or the like to select standard values, high values corresponding to the selection items. A low value can be selected. The standard expected revenue is also a predetermined default value.

  For example, in the color sorter 61d, the ratio of the non-defective product weight and the defective weight is preset with respect to the sensitivity setting values of strong and weak, and the reference is based on the non-defective product weight and defective weight determined according to the sensitivity setting value. By accumulating prices, it is possible to obtain “strong” and “weak” earnings. In the revenue comparison screen M6, the increase or decrease in the expected revenue is indicated by “↑” indicating an increase, “↓” indicating a decrease, and “→” indicating no change. The increase or decrease in expected revenue is an indicator of standard expected revenue, which is about ± 5% of the standard expected revenue (less than 95%, 95% to less than 105%, 105% or more). No change is shown.

  Therefore, as described above, the first expected profit unit 91 uses the ratio of the non-defective product weight and the defective weight corresponding to the sensitivity setting (high, standard, low) preset in the color sorter 61d and the reference price. , Can understand the expected revenue. For example, if the standard price of the grade fluctuates, the expected profit corresponding to “strong” and “weak” changes due to fluctuations in the standard price. You can consider whether it goes up. Note that the standard expected revenue has been described as a fixed value, but the standard expected revenue may be increased or decreased in conjunction with fluctuations in the standard unit price.

  The second expected revenue unit 92 indicates the increase or decrease in the expected revenue with respect to the standard expected revenue when the color selection is performed according to the sensitivity setting value of the selection information registered in the selection information storage unit 26 of the management apparatus 10. In the second expected profit section 92, supplementary information of the sorting information is shown, and the result of obtaining the expected profit obtained from the result of sorting (good product weight and defective weight) corresponding to the sorting information is obtained as a standard. Shown in comparison with expected revenue.

  The management apparatus 10 includes a first acquisition unit 25 that can acquire a sensitivity setting value, a third acquisition unit 27 that acquires a color selection result based on the sensitivity setting value, and a sensitivity setting value acquired by the first acquisition unit 25. And a display unit 28 for displaying the result of color selection. According to this, the result after color selection can be compared with the sensitivity setting value, and it can be easily confirmed or examined whether or not the sensitivity setting value is appropriate.

The display unit 28 displays the profit obtained from the price corresponding to the grade of the color-selected crop as a result of the color selection, and information related to the sensitivity setting value. According to this, the relationship between the sensitivity setting value set in the color sorter 61d and the profit after color sorting can be compared or examined.
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Management apparatus 11 Operation acquisition part 12 Operation management part 13 Information storage part 14 Information notification part 15 Processor information acquisition part 21 Plan setting part 22 Plan storage part 23 Work setting part 24 Plan transmission part 25 First acquisition part 26 Selection information storage Unit 27 Third acquisition unit 28 Display unit 31 Communication device 61d Color sorter 66b Control device (second control device)

Claims (8)

A plan setting unit for setting an operation plan of the color sorter, a plan storage unit for storing the operation plan, a work setting unit for setting a work instruction to the color sorter based on the operation plan, A management device having
A color sorter having a communication device capable of receiving a work instruction set by the work setting unit, and a control device that executes processing based on the work instruction received by the communication device;
Agricultural management system equipped with.   The work setting unit obtains the operation plan from the plan storage unit and transmits a work instruction for executing the processing to the color sorter when the execution time indicated in the operation plan is reached. The agricultural management system according to claim 1.   The agricultural management system according to claim 2, wherein the work setting unit sets at least a warm-up operation process of the color sorter as the work instruction.   The work setting unit calculates a second start time of the warm-up operation from a first start time of color selection indicated in the operation plan, and applies the calculated second start time to the execution time. Agricultural management system described in. A management device having a plan setting unit for setting an operation plan of the color sorter, a plan storage unit for storing the operation plan, and a plan transmission unit for transmitting the operation plan to the color sorter;
A color sorter having a communication device that can receive the operation plan transmitted from the plan transmission unit, and a control device that executes processing based on the operation plan received by the communication device;
Agricultural management system equipped with.   The agricultural management system according to claim 5, wherein the control device executes the processing indicated in the operation plan when the execution time indicated in the operation plan is reached.   The agricultural management system according to claim 6, wherein the control device executes processing for warm-up operation of the color sorter.   The said control apparatus calculates the 2nd start time of the said warming-up operation from the 1st start time of the color selection shown by the said operation plan, and applies the calculated 2nd start time to the said execution time. Agricultural management system described.